Not sure how many of you are familiar with Aaron Allston writer and game designer, has passed away in Branson Missouri at age 53. Aaron had a big hand in shaping a lot of the games I loved during the 80's. Champions, Car Wars, writing for The Space Gamer, and many others. He will be missed.

I read a lot of Allston's Star Wars books-Wraith Squadron was the first X-Wing novel I read, and even after reading true whole series, it stays with me the most. His NJO stuff is kind of odd-but eventually I realized that was a good thing.

He wasn't interested in getting every aspect of Jedi lore right, or even making sure his stories fit smoothly into established canon. He was more about writing a fun, entertaining, and compelling story with interesting characters.

I generally make a point of not commenting when someone dies... But I've loved Aaron Allston's work for most of three decades and I can't even count the number of products I've owned with his name on them... The guy was incredible at what he did... I'm sorry to learn that's come to an end... He'll be missed...